Ustad Alla Rakha - All India Radio Films Division Documentary

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Uploaded by on Aug 30, 2010

Documentary on the famous tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha, father of Zakir Hussain.

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  • 5:10 That's Zakir ryaazing :)

  • @shishyupal Hey, actually 5:10 is another student practicing. A photo of Zakirji is shown at 6:40 all grown up. Alla Rakhaji is praising him there and telling us that he has gone to America. :)

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  • This is simply a very beautiful and rare video. I wonder if Zakirji has seen it in so many years. Sadly Alla Rakha is no longer however his soul and prodegy survives in Zakir but the tradition of tabla continues.

    I love his statement, My life is tabla. I love the tabla and it has loved me. God bless all those who share this language of music and continue to bring people of all backgrounds together.

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  • Khansahib Mian Qadir Bakhash horaan de shagird --- Punjab gharana --- Khansahib Allah Rakhhe Khan ne raj keeta a ---

  • Thank you Films Division Govt of India for producing this documentary.

  • @smarjoramaananda I think of that often when I play tabla...I am playing the same bols as many of the greats of the past....I feel like we are connected in some kind of way which brings a smile to my face ;)

  • The legend

  • amazing! a great glimpse of history of tabla. ther is no doubt that many have preceded these guys that we'll never know of.  again amazing! what else is there to say really............

  • Alla Rakha smoked cigarettes.

    Shame on him.

  • while playing his tabla, Ustad Allarakha Sahab looks like Zakir ji... or we can say nowadays Ustad Zakir looks like Allarakha!!!

  • Wow, all the comments here say the same thing. Thank You for posting this. It is true, that Punjab Ghrana is different from the 6 others, as it is the Pakhawaj Bols, and alot of the Tabla knowledge traveled thruout India to all the Ghranas' thru marriages. Again, Thank You

  • @RaagRasa 5:10 think that's actually Fazal and Taufiq!

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